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About this Book:

94 years ago when Harry Haney began logging in the woods, he used a hand saw, or sometimes he used a 2-man bucksaw (if his brother was helping him). This book gives a history of how logging progressed from using horses and hand saws, to modern caterpillar logging. It is a "hard-luck" story of a man who was forced to live self-sufficiently in his youth, and who in his adult years continued using his hard-won woods-man skills, even though it was no longer a case of dire necessity, but one of practicality. "This book is good reading, and is a wonderful example of the sort of pioneer person that has made America into what it is today", said former Washington State Senator Wilbur G. Hallauer in heartily endorsing Mr. Haney's book.

About the Author:

Harry Haney was born in 1918, as one of 11 children living in a remote homestead six miles from Ray, Minnesota. He went to a one-room school house only up to the eighth grade, and then went to work as a logger. As a young man he relocated to Okanogan County, in Washington State, and worked in local orchards and for a local mill. He has been a part of the history of the area's development for the last fifty years.

Book Review:

This book will appeal to those who value the pioneer lifestyle, in it's historical setting, and in it's modern incarnation as the "alternative lifestyle". This is a heart-warming story of how a young boy from the woods found his way in the modern world, using his self-sufficiency skills.

Order/Contact Info:

Christy Lindberg c/o Web Hallauer 406 Eastlake Road Oroville, WA 98844 whallaue@nvinet.com christineprincess@yahoo.com